a. The moon wage rate without considering productiviy is $ /hr (round your response to the nearest penny). b. The moon "relative" wage rate considering productivity is $/hr (round your response to the nearest penny). c. Suppose that the U.S. wage rate is $23.50 per hour. If the U.S. managers want to become the location of choice for production, and if they cannot lower their wage rate due to labor union agreements, what does the labor productivity in the U.S. need to become? The labor produtivity in the U.S. needs to be at least units/hr (round your response to one decimal place).

a. The moon wage rate without considering productiviy is $ /hr (round your response to the nearest penny). b. The moon "relative" wage rate considering productivity is $/hr (round your response to the nearest penny). c. Suppose that the U.S. wage rate is $23.50 per hour. If the U.S. managers want to become the location of choice for production, and if they cannot lower their wage rate due to labor union agreements, what does the labor productivity in the U.S. need to become? The labor produtivity in the U.S. needs to be at least units/hr (round your response to one decimal place).

Exploring Economics

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter29: International Finance

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